Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

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What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.

What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

'Tis all a Checker-board of Nights and days where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:...

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has...

The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has...

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge...

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge...

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with...

If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with...

Our creator did not create our raw material, but manipulated that which already existed.

Our creator did not create our raw material, but manipulated that which already existed.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

It is not in the interest of religion to have their God return.

Lots of your friends want to ride with you in the limo, but what you...

Lots of your friends want to ride with you in the limo, but what you...

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by...

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to...

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to...

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job,...

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job,...

The show has taught me you're worthy because you are born, because you're here.

The show has taught me you're worthy because you are born, because you're here.

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much...

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much...